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The outline of the open sky for the return of civilian flights went into operation this morning (Sunday), but the road to the next vacation is still very far. A lot of hopes were hung on the deadline for the opening of the sky and the possibility of returning and flying - August 16th. Technically, the sky is not really closed to flights to and from Israel. Flights still appear on the airport's flight schedule and in fact they never stopped. However, the series of conditions that restrict passengers have made this activity extremely limited. Not only a ban on entry to Israel for passengers...

Norwegian Wealth Fund, renowned as one of the world's largest investment bodies with an estimated capital of $1.6 trillion, made headlines by announcing a comprehensive review of its holdings in various international and Israeli companies. This re-evaluation comes in the wake of the recent conflict in Gaza, with the fund citing potential violations of its ethics regulations as the impetus behind this decision

Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit this evening (Thursday) addressed Finance Minister Israel Katz and clarified to him that "the post of Accountant General cannot be left unmanned." The minister replied that he agreed and would work for the nomination of a candidate already at the next cabinet meeting. Since the retirement of former accountant Roni Hezekiah last month, no deputy has been appointed to the position. "The role and powers of the Accountant General are of great importance in general, and in the period in which we are in particular," the ombudsman clarified, noting that in his...

The corona cabinet approved to immediately shorten the duration of isolation to one week, subject to two negative corona tests. This is instead of two weeks of isolation without testing or ten days subject to negative testing. Those who improve the insulation are expected to be fined NIS 5,000. The cabinet is now discussing further restrictions, including a "softened" green label that would require people who are not vaccinated or recovering to present a negative corona test at the entrance to enclosed spaces where there are more than 100 people. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said after...

The Jerusalem-based Lightricks company is currently completing a $ 130 million round of funding in the fourth round. $ 100 million of that amount will be invested into the company and the rest will be sold at a secondary sale (Scandry, a deal that allows existing shareholders and employees to exercise their holdings before the company is sold). The company's fourth round of funding was led by Insight Partners and Hanaco Ventures. The round was held with the participation of existing investors, including Goldman Sachs, Claltech, Harel Insurance and Finance and Greycroft, and was joined by...

A festive event marking Israeli innovation was held at the UN headquarters in New York at the end of the week, with diplomats and government representatives from around the world, UN officials and representatives of Jewish and pro-Israel organizations among the guests exposed to innovative Israeli technologies in the fields of water, agriculture and social issues. The purpose of the event, which was initiated by the Israeli delegation to the UN, was to connect local industry with governments and senior officials from the international community at the UN headquarters during a high-level...

12,869 people were diagnosed yesterday with Corona, the Ministry of Health reported on Monday. The coefficient of infection, which indicates the number of people who infect a patient on average, rose to 1.23. When the infection coefficient is higher than 1, it means that the plague is spreading. According to the data, the number of patients in a stable severe condition: there are 328 severe patients in the hospitals, of which 143 are respirators

The government (Sunday) approved the use of surveillance through cell phones to fight Corona. According to officials of the Justice Ministry, according to the approved outline, both the paths of the verified patients' paths through their cellular devices will also be reviewed and an attempt will be made to locate people who were around and possibly infected. In the first circle, to be conducted by the police, patients will be asked to confirm their cellular examination to check where they were - instead of the questioning conducted today by a medical staff member. In some circumstances,...

Innoviz from Rosh HaAyin has been chosen to be the official and direct supplier of LIDAR sensors to one of the largest automotive groups in the world. This is a group that holds a share of more than 10% of the global car market and sells millions of cars a year. The deal is worth $ 4 billion. This is the explanation for the surprising jump of its share by 10% on Friday on the Nasdaq stock exchange, a day when most of the shares actually fell. Sales under the current agreement are expected to be spread over eight years and will begin in three years, after the completion of the joint...

The volume of mortgages taken out by home buyers in October dropped by 21% compared to September - according to data published today (Sunday) by the Bank of Israel. The banks marketed mortgages amounting to only NIS 6.089 billion, compared to NIS 7.7 billion in September. Compared to October 2021, this is a decrease of 43%